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A review by rebeccaelizabeth94
The Family Game by Catherine Steadman
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was such a good book. I audiobooked it and I was hooked from the opening. It was giving a touch of Inheritance Games and Knives Out. I loved the creepy games in the story. I liked how she had to puzzle her way out of the terror. I would have loved to learn more about the list of missing girls and find out more about them but Steadman did it right. There was just enough mystery that I could fill in the gaps. I liked how Harriet was self assured from the start. I feel like a lot of books I read have main characters who compare themselves to the other women in stories and look down on themselves. Harriet knew who she was on page 2 and kept her head high. I liked the juxtaposition of her as an orphan yet making a name in her own right and the old world money that Edwards family had. Robert was a good character as well. I kept waiting on the women to turn on her and the twist at the end was well done. If I didn’t have things to do yesterday I would have finished the book in one sitting.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual assault and Abortion